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Andrew Wyrich is the newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. He previously served as the deputy tech editor. Andrew has written for USA Today, NorthJersey.com, and other newspapers and websites. His work has been recognized by the Society of the Silurians, Investigative Reporters &amp; Editors (IRE), and the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).

Andrew Wyrich

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‘Lives are at stake’: Senators want Reddit to do more about ivermectin forums

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and investigative editor. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

Claire Goforth

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Anti-vax Trump supporter posts ‘fake vaccine card’ on TikTok, gets reported to the FBI

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘Ma’am this is a Wendy’s’: Group of Karen parents allegedly show up to wrong place to protest  masks for 5 hours

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

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Professor allegedly requires in-person attendance but doesn’t show up himself, sparking debate

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

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A mom took a mask off her asthmatic toddler on a flight—they were met by police at the gate

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

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TikToker films self getting treatment in parking lot because ‘hospital had no beds’

Eric Levai hosts and produces the podcast &#8220;Counter Intelligence.&#8221; He is a national security journalist based in California.

Eric Levai

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How anti-vax protesters caused chaos as Los Angeles voted to mandate vaccines for students

TikTok Taco Bell

‘I’ve had a lot of Taco Bell in my life’: TikToker shuts down argument that vaccines are harmful to fertility by showing Taco Bell’s ‘reproductive harm’ warning label

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

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‘He was so dumb’: Redditors from HermanCainAward sub called out for ‘doxing, harassing’ families of deceased COVID patients

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Reddit responds to sitewide blackout by restricting over 50 communities pushing COVID disinformation

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Paramedic simulates the scary ‘last interaction’ many COVID patients have

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Tim Pool riles up conspiratorial fans after sharing days-old story on COVID vaccine truck crash

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Ex-CIA officer and QAnon promoter dies of COVID—and sparks flurry of conspiracies

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500 subreddits call on Reddit to combat COVID disinfo. But Reddit wants to let communities ‘debate and dissent’

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Conservative TikToker gets called out by soldier for demanding Army overthrow the government

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